St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
Prisoners at the County Jail
Were Given a Layout
of Turkey.
Various Organizations Did
What They Could to Feed
the Community.
Summary of the Various Hap
penings in the City
Thanksgiving Day.
BEHIND THE BARS.
The Boarders at the Jail Had the
Regulation Turkey.

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Regulation Turkey.
The prisoners at the county Jail Jared
far more sumptuously than many unfOr-
Inmates who are unfortunately outside
of the grim prison walls. Many had
nice dinners sent in to them, and there
was something more pleasing than the
simple taste about them-the fact that
there was an absence of that sickly
Sentimentality that usually hOYerS DER
criminals. as their dinners were sent by
kind old mothers and devoted friends.
''TiS true that perhaps few tears were
shed over some of these contributions,
but only served to Sweeten the taste in
the form of sweet sympathy which even
the hardened criminal appreciates.
This applies to all save Nicholas Kill,
he who continually sleeps i'll his cell
and never joins in the mirth and amuSe-
ment of his fellow cOnvicts. The turin
key kindly invited him to come out and
get little better acquainted with hi m
self, and gently insisted on, the accept
ance of the invitation by locking the cell
door and making him stay out. He
rather emerged from his skin of mOrOSe-
ness somewhat and looked on a little
while. though his stomach finally got
the better of his sullen nature.
Sergt. Zirklebach. of the police force,
brought to his brOther-in-law, Shaefer,
basket of nicely-cOOked turkey, cram
berries and other
APPROPRIATE DAINTIES.
OBrien, Shaefers partner in crime,
received a generous offering of the same
delicacies from his aged mother.
John Bishop. the United States priS-
oner charged with selling whisky to In
dians, rejOiced in turkey, cranberrieS,
etc, fixed up by the careful hands Of
friends.
John COnnOrs. the Minneapolis post
Office rObber, was kindly remembered
in all that goes to make up Thanks
giving dinner.
For the rest Of the prisoners, who do
not IeVel in friends, the bill of fare con-
sisted of turkey. cranberry sauce, squash,
potatoes. pie, coffee and the usual side
dishes.
1.-The principal feature Of the dinner"
said the turnkey. was the peeled pOta-
toes. The prisoners are always obliged
to peel their own potatoes, but then.yOu
know, this is a holiday. There was
nothing unusual besides the dinner.
There was no soft, radiant sunshine
peeping in through the rusty. romantic
bars, and falling like a gentle halo about
the stern, set features of the men. Nor
did warbling chippieS hop upon the
window sill and pick up the crumbs
cast away from the cOnVictS' last sad
meal. No pretty sweetheart wept tears
of bitter Woe as she saw the cruel iron
door clang upon the form of her lover,
with a fearful. wistful glance of Gu
pid'S goods. Nor were there any inn
preSSive services TO cheer the convict on
his lonely way. In fact. they simply
played cards and read. Hoping you
have enjoyed Thanksgiving,I must now
attend to the wants of the old man who
has pain under his jacket" and the
turnkey tiOated away.
TIL Y COULD NOT GO HOME,
But Two Hundred Young Men
Ate Turkey at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Rooms.
The gymnasium of the Y. NJ. G. A.
presented a scene of lavish bounty at 6
p. m. yesterday. 4 number of long ia
bles had been improvised by the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c. A. under the
supervision of Mrs. Thomas Cochran,
Jr., and at these were seated about 200
young men. Among these twenty-one
SldlCS dllu SiA COullliicS MclC IcDit-
scented. Sixty of these young men have
not been in the city for six months yet,
and ninety-five have been here iass than
a year. and only ten of the guests who
ate Thanksgiving turkey at the cheer
full feast were born in this state.
When most of the turkey and cran-
berries had disappeared, three toasts
were given and drank in cold ice water.
The first was The Ladies' Auxiliary"
responded to by T. H. Dixon, president
of the Y. VI. c. 4. The second, ''The
y. NJ. c. A." was responded to by
Thomas Cochran, Jr. The turkeys for
the supper had been cooked in few
different hotels, so Mr.. Cochran, refer
ring to future developments, said he
hoped when the new building was COM
pleted that it would contain kitchen
large enough to cook all the turkeys
necessary for such occasions in it. His
was a very taking effort. State Secre-
tary ii. f. Williams responded to the
last toast, which was ''Our Blessings"
After the supper the guests were intro
duced to the parlOrS above and passed
the evening with music and sOciability.